After graduating with an acting degree from the University Of Hartford, Pacifico began writing songs and eventually recorded several demos which were heard by Jonathan Stuart at Viper Records in New York City. He eventually signed with Viper Records in 2004. He released a ukulele cover of
the Beatles' "
I Want to Hold Your Hand" as his first single in 2006 and gained airplay on ''SiriusXM's The Coffeehouse''.
Outlet (2011) Pacifico released
Outlet, on June 7, 2011.
Outlet was his first album with Dave O'Donnell (Eric Clapton, James Taylor) on board as a producer.
Outlet received a positive review in
Blogcritics, with Jack Goodstein stating "When singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico is at his best there is a heartfelt honesty to his music. There is a palatable flow of emotions that seems at once spontaneous and completely sincere." According to
M Magazine about
Outlet, he is "part James Taylor, part Duncan Sheik,".
Surface (2012) Outlet was followed on September 25, 2012, by the full album
Surface. One of the tracks is a cover of Christopher Cross' "Sailing," which was praised by Blogcritics in a mixed review that said the album had a darker sound and outlook than his previous releases. Wildy's World gave the album a positive review and 4.5/5 stars, calling it his "finest work to date." Andy Abel produced the album.
Overlooking the Obvious (2013) He released the EP
Overlooking the Obvious on November 5, 2013. The EP featured a new studio and producer, and had a co-write with Stephen Kellogg. Two songs were written with Garrison Starr, while Kit Karlson of the band SK6ers also co-wrote a track and produced the album. Contributing guest musicians included members of the SK6ers and Connecticut band The Alternate Routes. It has guest musicians from The Stepkids as well. He recorded a Daytrotter session in 2013.
"Gin & Juice" and "Reaching" (2014) In 2014, he and Garrison Starr completed a cover of
Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" and released a video for it, along with putting it on an acoustic EP called
Amsterdam. In the same year, he released a single called "Reaching", co-written with Shannon McArthur and produced by LA producer, Bill Lefler.
Ready To Run (2015) After a series of writing trips to LA and Nashville in late 2014, the
Ready To Run EP was released on May 5, 2015. The EP was co-produced by Garrison Starr and AG, and the five songs were all co-written by Pacifico, Garrison Starr and AG. It was this group of songs that led to P.J. signing a licensing deal with
Razor & Tie Music Publishing in April 2015. The first song on the EP, "All For Something", was featured in an episode of
Switched at Birth on ABC Family and
Heartland in Canada on CBC.
"Anything Is Possible" (2015) A Nashville co-writing session between Pacifico, Gerald O'Brien and Jason Watkins produced a song called "Anything Is Possible". The song would be released as a single after getting multiple TV placements on FOX TV's
So You Think You Can Dance. It was used in multiple farewell video montages for the eliminated dancers.
"Run (Sport Edit)" (2016) A Los Angeles co-writing session with Dan Whit led to the recording and placement of the song "Run (Sports Edit)" in an episode of HBO's
Hard Knocks in 2016. == Signals in Smoke ==